BWI: Interchangeable Optical Filters Enable High Speed Multispectral Imaging Camera

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Ocean Thin Films
Monday, August 08, 2011 01:55 PM IST (08:25 AM GMT)
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Interchangeable Optical Filters Enable High Speed Multispectral Imaging Camera
Ocean Thin Film's SpectroCam is first fully configurable MSI camera

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Monday, August 08, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- The SpectroCamT Multispectral Imaging (MSI) Camera is now available from Ocean Thin Films (OTF) in a new development platform that combines a scientific-grade CCD array with a precision rotating optical filter wheel to create the world's first fully configurable MSI camera. Applications include water quality measurements, product screening, machine vision, medical imaging, surveillance and authentication.

SpectroCam complements single-point spectroscopy by adding another dimension to spectral measurements. With a single-point spectrometer, users can analyze spectral differences from sample to sample and then, by selecting discrete filters in and around spectral areas with the most significant differences, use SpectroCam to create an image that shows vivid contrast between the samples.

At the heart of the SpectroCam is a wideband CCD that is responsive from the visible through near infrared spectrum. The system's precision filter wheel and optics can be customized for a variety of applications. Image speed is 20 fps at full resolution and the standard F-Mount configuration accommodates a range of lens choices, focal lengths and fields of view. Each system includes a lens, eight standard interchangeable filters and software.

OTF collaborated with miniature spectroscopy leader Ocean Optics to create this suite of tools, making multispectral imaging accessible to everybody from university researchers to high volume OEM equipment makers. The interchangeable optical filters and continuously rotating filter wheel overcome many of the shortcomings that prismatic MSI systems face. With interchangeable filters, users can try many filter options to narrow in on the best contrast, greatly reducing development time and allowing users to bring products to market faster.

About Ocean This Films

Ocean Thin Films designs and produces precision optical coatings, components and assemblies that enable a wide variety of products and custom applications. Leveraging comprehensive know-how in thin film coating development, the company provides expert design assistance for collaborative custom-engineered solutions, from rapid prototyping through high-volume contract manufacturing. Ocean Thin Films is a subsidiary of Halma p.l.c.

About Halma

Halma p.l.c. (www.halma.com) is an international market leader in safety, health and sensor technology. A public company listed on the London Stock Exchange, it has 3,600 employees in 36 subsidiaries worldwide. Halma's subsidiaries make products that protect lives and improve the quality of life for people through innovation in market leading products which make its customers safer, more competitive and more profitable. These subsidiaries are assisting India's economy in areas such as manufacturing, electronics, energy, the environment, construction, transport and health.

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CONTACT DETAILS
Bhushan Dhakras, Halma Trading and Services India Pvt. Ltd., +91 (22) 67080400/ +91 9930021866, bhushan.dhakras@oceanthinfilms.com
Santosh Sen, Halma India, +91 (22) 67080400/ +91 9820247680, santosh.sen@halma.com

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